One day, I was just lying in the floor, gazing at the celling of my room.

Thinking about the future, and what if things happens the same as
regularly occuring. Couldn't imagine about that horrible future. I
decided to correct all my mistakes of the past and utilize all the
opportunities of the future. I don't know, I was having a sound
sleep. Suddenly, I found something weighing less than a gram,
Red in colour, pricking my skin to inject few drops of Formic
acid into my body. Couldn't bear with this irritating creature
I suddenly woke up and saw their crew. There was a great
discussion among them. One said,"Haha!!! I bit that first, now it's
Sambu's turn, let's motivate him guys......." I was shocked at once,
but it wasn't a dream. But slowly I came to know that it's not at all
a dream. I was staring at them. Sambu was the bold fellow of his
gang. He came forward, looked at me, I felt his astonishing experience
of, myself very closer to him. Sambu started speaking. He said,
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii". I heard what he and his friends were speaking. I replied
him. He can't believe his eyes and the same I felt. He introduced all his friends
to me and I spoke to them as well. In return I told him about my family members.
Sambu wanted to give me some snacks to eat. He took me to my mom's kitchen,
told me about the snacks kept at the 2nd row...
I told him, that I learnt about his ancestors and their living. He felt proud of himself.
He told me that he know about humans and their attitude towards mother Earth.
I couldn't make head and tail out of his words. "Hey, Sambu what are you telling about? " I asked
him. He took me to the wasteland back to my home and I saw
scattered litter and few dogs eating some of the rubbish. There were goats and
cows eating some plantain leaves in the garbage. There was no toilet and
I found people openly dedicating. The faucet of the public toilet was
Improperly closed and the waste water from there mixing with the drainage
System. When I told Sambu that I learnt about him....he was very proud and when
he told me about what we humans are actually doing...I felt ashamed.
I told him, "One day I'll become the collector of this district and take necessary actions regarding
this issue". He said me, that already all the steps have been
Initiated by the Government of India and by our eminent Prime Minister. Under his
Swach Bharat Mission, nook and corner of India became clean and the sanitation was
maintained......" Come with me.....let me show you the impact of this mission..."
"Hey wait..... Just now you took me to the most ugliest place that I ever seen in my life, now you
took me to the beautiful place that I ever seen in my life......." I started
shouting like a mad.......
This is the end of the story............

"Sambu- The Ant"

Written by,
Subhiksha R from Tamil Nadu.